Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fergus Links, St Fergus
Grid reference
NK 112 515 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
411200 851500
Latitude
57.55369966789287
Longitude
-1.8128247408226978
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Fergus's Church, St Fergus (0.53 miles)
St Fergus, parish (aka Longley, Inverugie) (0.53 miles)
St Fergus, settlement, St Fergus (1.2 miles)
Peterhead, parish (3.51 miles)
St Peter's Church, Peterhead (3.51 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fergus Links
Head name
St Fergus Links
Place
St Fergus Links, St Fergus
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Fergus Links 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fergus Links Head nameSt Fergus Links PlaceSt Fergus Links, St Fergus Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains St Fergus's Church, St Fergus's Church, St Fergus
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
